Market leading Mexican mobile operator Telcel (America Movil) has announced a national roaming agreement with AT&T Mexico. In a brief statement, Telcel confirmed it had reached a deal to provide AT&T users with national roaming access in Mexico, simply adding that the terms and conditions of the agreement meet the dominant operator’s national roaming reference offer set by telecom regulator IFT. Rival operator Movistar (Telefonica) signed a similar national roaming agreement with Telcel at the end of 2016.
America Movil last week prevailed in one of its injunctions against the 2013-14 telecommunications reform when the Mexican Supreme Court ruled that it should not be barred by law from charging competitors interconnection fees, with the IFT entrusted with setting the corresponding tariffs from January 2018.The national roaming agreement will provide a boost to AT&T's coverage in Mexico, where it has been working to unite the acquired Iusacell and Nextel networks. At the end of June, AT&T's 4G network covered 88 million people in Mexico, and the company aims to expand its footprint to 100 million by year-end.
